Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
The undeniable classic! There couldn't be a better homage to the original telecaster. With the vintage V profile neck, NOS vintage finish, and hand wound '50/'51 Blackguard pickups you can't get much closer to the original tele mojo! If you're looking for a versatile, reliable workhorse of a guitar, there's no better option than a tele!
SP Luthier Notes: This was passed through as being in ideal playing and cosmetic condition upon landing with us, and no work was required.
From Fender
Seventy years ago, in fall 1951, the Fender Telecaster was born. Inspired by new technology sweeping the nation, television “telecasts” were the wave of the future and, as history has proven most powerfully, Leo Fender’s new Telecaster was also part of that wave. It was and remains to this day one of the most played, most iconic and most revered instruments in popular music.
For 2021, the Custom Shop presents an homage to the original Telecaster model that had such a dramatic effect on music and the electric guitar world. The Limited Edition 1951 Telecaster is available in six distinct aging packages—NOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Journeyman Relic®, Relic, Heavy Relic and Super Heavy Relic—and features a two-piece select ash body, a one-piece AA flame quartersawn maple neck with a 10/’56 “V” profile, and a 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for perfect feel and playability. The hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups are connected to ’51 modified “Nocaster®” wiring (similar to the original, with blender pot and brighter rhythm setting in the neck position). Other features include a black phenolic pickguard, ’51-’54 Tele bridge with brass saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model: CS '51 Nocaster NOS
Serial Number: R112119
Weight: 7.70 lbs
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Neck: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Fretboard: Maple
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Profile: 10/56 "V"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Compound
Nut Width: 1.650"
Scale length: 25.5"
Bridge type: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Strings-Through Body Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles
Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Switching: 3-Way Blade
Case: Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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